About the author

Xia Hua: publicly available information is limited. All that is currently known is that the author has eighteen works in circulation, mostly devoted to the compilation and editing of Chinese classical literature and canonical texts. Judging from the representative works, the selections range across The Scholars, Records of the Grand Historian, The Collected Works of Li Bai, The Collected Works of Su Dongpo, Poetic Remarks in the Human World, Three Hundred Tang Poems, Classic of Mountains and Seas, and Notes from the Yuewei Hermitage, spanning fiction, history, collected works, remarks on poetry, poetry anthologies, mythological geography, and note-form miscellanies. The common categories also involve classical literature, literary appreciation, Eastern philosophy, ancient poetry, and historical reading. These works appear mostly in the "Wanjuanlou Guoxue Classics" series, in collector's and upgraded editions, indicating a focus on making classic texts accessible and promoting their reading among general readers who wish to engage with traditional books. Because biographical information is lacking, the author's personal history and academic background cannot be described in detail.

Written (18)

The Unofficial History of the Scholars (Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics · Upgraded Edition) cover
Rating 4.8
The Unofficial History of the Scholars (Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics · Upgraded Edition) Wu Jingzi / 夏华 Volumes Publishing Company · 2021 Comprising fifty-six chapters, The Scholars realistically portrays how people from all walks of life respond to "fame, fortune, rank, and wealth," cre…
Collected Works of Li Taibai (Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics · Collector's Edition) cover
Rating 4.7
Collected Works of Li Taibai (Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics · Collector's Edition) Li Bai / 夏华 Volumes Publishing Company · 2021 Li Bai's poetry and prose were first compiled by Li Yangbing of the Tang dynasty into the 10-volume Caotang ji, which is now lost. Current editions in…
Records of the Grand Historian (Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics · Collector's Edition) cover
Rating 4.7
Records of the Grand Historian (Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics · Collector's Edition) Sima Qian / 夏华 Volumes Publishing Company · 2021 The Shiji (Records of the Grand Historian) is the first comprehensive history in China written in the biographical (annals-biography) style, covering …
Poetic Remarks in the Human World (Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics · Collector's Edition) cover
Rating 4.6
Poetic Remarks in the Human World (Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics · Collector's Edition) Wang Guowei / 夏华 Volumes Publishing Company · 2021 Renjian Cihua was published in 1908 and belongs to the genre of literary criticism. Mr. Wang Guowei employed the traditional form of shihua while addr…
Classic of Mountains and Seas (Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics · Collector's Edition) cover
Rating 4.5
Classic of Mountains and Seas (Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics · Collector's Edition) Liu Xiang / 刘歆 / 夏华 Volumes Publishing Company · 2021 The Classic of Mountains and Seas is an ancient geographical work that preserves a wealth of myths and legends. Beyond its extensive mythological mate…
Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics: Three Hundred Tang Poems (Collector's Edition) cover
Rating 4.5
Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics: Three Hundred Tang Poems (Collector's Edition) Sun Zhu / 夏华 Volumes Publishing Company · 2021 Over the more than 290 years of the Tang Dynasty, Chinese poetry entered its golden age, a period of extraordinary flourishing in which master poets e…
Collected Works of Dongpo (Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics · Collector's Edition) cover
Rating 4.4
Collected Works of Dongpo (Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics · Collector's Edition) Su Shi / 夏华 Volumes Publishing Company · 2021 Su Shi, courtesy name Zizhan, pseudonym Dongpo Jushi, was a Northern Song writer, calligrapher, and painter, one of the Eight Great Prose Masters of t…
Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics: Three Hundred Song Ci Poems (Collector's Edition) cover
Rating 4.3
Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics: Three Hundred Song Ci Poems (Collector's Edition) 上疆村民 / 夏华 Volumes Publishing Company · 2021 Ci began in the Han dynasty, sprouted in the Tang and Five Dynasties, and flourished in the Song. Song ci marks the greatest achievement of Song dynas…
Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics: Notes from the Yuewei Thatched Cottage cover
Rating 4.3
Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics: Notes from the Yuewei Thatched Cottage Ji Yun / 夏华 Volumes Publishing Company · 2021 Written in the classical style between 1789 and 1798, *Random Jottings from the Thatched Hut of Close Observation* is a collection of short supernatur…
Essence of the Twenty-Four Histories (Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics · Collector's Edition) cover
Rating 4.2
Essence of the Twenty-Four Histories (Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics · Collector's Edition) Sima Qian / 夏华 Volumes Publishing Company · 2021 The Twenty-Four Histories is the official dynastic history collection of the twenty-four principal dynasties of ancient China, recording from the Yell…
Nalan's Ci Poems (Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics · Collector's Edition) cover
Rating 4.2
Nalan's Ci Poems (Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics · Collector's Edition) Nalan Xingde / 夏华 Volumes Publishing Company · 2021 Nalan Xingde (courtesy name Rongruo) left behind a wealth of enduring works, and Liang Qichao called him "the foremost scholar of the early Qing." The…
Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics: Collection of Yuefu Poetry (Collector's Edition) cover
Rating 4.2
Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics: Collection of Yuefu Poetry (Collector's Edition) 郭茂倩 / 夏华 Volumes Publishing Company · 2021 This edition selects Yuefu songs and poems from the Han and Wei dynasties through the Tang and Five Dynasties, as well as ballads from the pre-Qin per…
The Spring and Autumn Annals of Master Lü (Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics · Collector's Edition) cover
Rating 4.0
The Spring and Autumn Annals of Master Lü (Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics · Collector's Edition) Lü Buwei / 夏华 Volumes Publishing Company · 2021 Lüshi Chunqiu (The Annals of Lü Buwei), also known as Lülan, is a miscellany compiled collectively by the retainers of Lü Buwei, a high minister of th…
Collection Among the Flowers (Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics · Collector's Edition) cover
Rating 4.0
Collection Among the Flowers (Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics · Collector's Edition) 赵崇祚 / 夏华 Volumes Publishing Company · 2021 Huajian Ji (among the Wanjuanlou Classics of Chinese Literature, Collector's Edition) is a collection of ci poetry compiled during the Five Dynasties …
The Family Sayings of Confucius and The Family Instructions of the Yan Family (Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics · Collector's Edition) cover
Rating 3.9
The Family Sayings of Confucius and The Family Instructions of the Yan Family (Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics · Collector's Edition) 王肃 / Yan Zhitui / 夏华 Volumes Publishing Company · 2021 The Kongzi Jiayu (Family Sayings of Confucius) records the life and words of Confucius and his disciples, offering insight into the life experience, m…
Quiet Notes from a Small Window (Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics · Collector's Edition) cover
Rating 3.9
Quiet Notes from a Small Window (Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics · Collector's Edition) Chen Jiru / 夏华 Volumes Publishing Company · 2021 Xiaochuang Youji (Notes from a Quiet Window), together with Caigentan (Vegetable Roots Discourse) and Weiluyeuhua (Night Talks by the Fireside), is kn…
Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics: The Art of War and the Thirty-Six Stratagems (Collector's Edition) cover
Rating 3.8
Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics: The Art of War and the Thirty-Six Stratagems (Collector's Edition) Sun Wu (Sun Tzu) / 夏华 Volumes Publishing Company · 2021 The Art of War and The Thirty-Six Stratagems are classics in the treasure house of Chinese wisdom. Known together as the "twin jewels" of world milita…
Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics: The Six Secret Teachings and The Three Strategies (Collector's Edition) cover
Rating 3.6
Wanjuanlou Chinese Classics: The Six Secret Teachings and The Three Strategies (Collector's Edition) 太公望 / 夏华 Volumes Publishing Company · 2021 Through dialogues between King Wen and King Wu of Zhou and Lü Wang, The Six Secret Teachings discusses the theories and principles of governing the st…

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